Donald Trump said Monday that he was “not even a little bit” concerned that congressional Republicans have yet to put forth a replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act, even as they move forward with steps to repeal it.
“That’s going to all work out,” the President-elect told reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower.
Senate and House Republicans have started ringing alarm bells about the party’s long-stated plan to move forward with a prompt repeal of the healthcare law. Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are among those calling for a replacement plan to be prepared before repeal is enacted to avoid throwing the insurance industry into chaos.
Asked Monday if a replacement plan would be ready by the time Obamacare is repealed, Trump said, “We’ll be talking about it on Wednesday.”
The President-elect is scheduled to hold his first press conference since July in Manhattan on Jan. 11. He is expected to address his plans for the Trump Organization and the role his son-in-law Jared Kushner will play in his administration, as well as Obamacare repeal.
Easy fix for the GOP, delete the name and call it Trumpcare and move on.
Oh, yea, Wednesday…sure.
I get what you’re saying but I would call that theft. After all of the hard work that the Democrats and President Obama invested to passing it BY THEMSELVES (with no GOP cooperation) and defending it from Republican sabotage for 6 years hence, Republicans, and certainly Donald Trump, should NEVER get to own the benefits and social gains made by the American public through the passage and implementation of PPACA. And I don’t expect them to figure out a better solution.
That would be about all the time Trump wants to put into it. He could add Hillary’s plan of the Medicare buy in at 55. If only we could be so fortunate.
Trump: Here is my solution/challenge to both parties: Everyone is covered free by government till we have a plan that is cheaper than OCare. It will happen in 1 day. Everyone will be on Medicare and happy. Trust me, I will get it done.